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    FamilyOfFour911

    FamilyOfFour911
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    FamilyOfFour911 wrote a review
    Jan 2020
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    Excellent way to spend time with amazing people
    We were in Lagos in July of 2019 and were searching for a way to spend some time on a day we hadn't yet made plans. We looked for something to do and the review...
    Date of experience: July 2019
    Backyard Tours
    172 reviews
    Lagos, Portugal
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jul 2019
    Re: Train from Lagos to Lisbon
    We took the train from Lagos to Lisboa just the other day. The first leg of the trip is on a regular train with all local stops and about a hour long ride or s...
    Lagos
    Faro District, Portugal
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jul 2019
    Re: Train Lagos to Lisbon
    Rented from Luzcar in Lagos the other day to drive to and from Lisboa airport and it was quite easy and we found the staff friendly. Luzcar was recommended to ...
    Lagos
    Faro District, Portugal
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jul 2019
    Re: blue fleet or seabookings
    Just a word of caution regarding expectations inside the cave. There aren't any boats that allow you to get off and actually get inside the cave. We were looki...
    Lagos
    Faro District, Portugal
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    FamilyOfFour911 wrote a review
    Jul 2019
    Keep walking by
    Stopped in here after crossing the bridge because my wife badly needed to use the bathroom. I understand patronizing a business before using its facilities. I a...
    Date of visit: July 2019
    Cal Food and Drink
    103 reviews
    Porto, Portugal
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jul 2019
    Re: Scooters in Porto and Lisboa
    Meh, we don’t find the scooters an issue or their use obnoxious. They don’t make any noise, don’t hurt anyone, and don't impact anyone in any way. However the i...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a question
    Jul 2019
    Scooters in Porto and Lisboa
    Can someone please explain how the scooters we see everywhere in Porto and Lisboa? They don’t seem to be manned by anyone. Do you just pay for them somehow and ...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a question
    Jun 2019
    Pickpocketing
    How prevalent is pickpocketing in places like Lisboa and Porto? When we were in Paris we used safety pins to keep our zippers on bags together and pockets clos...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a question
    Jun 2019
    Car Rental in Lagos
    We see a lot of horror stories regarding car rentals in Portgual. We will be in Lagos and will have to drive to Lisboa to send a member of our family back home...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jun 2019
    Re: Multi-destination train tickets from Lisboa
    OK, I selected a train an hour earlier and we were able to purchase tickets so I guess it was that they sold out the very moment we were booking. Now the quest...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jun 2019
    Re: Multi-destination train tickets from Lisboa
    Let me add that when I did it initially, I put that there were two children and we were given the option to buy the fares but their prices were $33 euro each wh...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jun 2019
    Re: Multi-destination train tickets from Lisboa
    OK, just tried to purchase four tickets to Porto Sao Bento station. I put all our info in, selected promo ticket, and hit "amount to pay" (I left the discount ...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jun 2019
    Re: Multi-destination train tickets from Lisboa
    Thank you again for your help. One final thing (we hope), if we buy tickets from Oriente station then they include train transportation from whatever station h...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Jun 2019
    Re: Multi-destination train tickets from Lisboa
    Thanks for the help. We were on the train site but didn't know that the ability existed to leave the return date blank for one way tickets. Now that we see t...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a question
    Jun 2019
    Multi-destination train tickets from Lisboa
    Good afternoon everyone. We would like to purchase our tickets but we can't easily see a way to purchase tickets for a multi destination. We'd like to go from...
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a question
    May 2019
    July Trip, Lisbon, Porto, Lagos. Are we thinking right?
    Hello everyone, I'm sure everyone hates these questions about itinerary since tastes and needs are so specific to the individual. But this trip is just being p...
    Portugal
    Europe
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Sep 2018
    Re: After Bangkok & Chiang Mai, which island to choose?
    Just returned today. 3 Nights in Bangkok, 5 nights in Chiang Mai, 6 nights in Koh Tao, 10 nights in Koh Samui, then 3 nights back in Bangkok. When we were in ...
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    Asia
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Sep 2018
    Re: are all clubs in phucket full of ptostitutes?
    Didn't travel to the area you mentioned specifically however did travel around many places in Thailand and my wife and I both noticed that when we were walking ...
    Thailand
    Asia
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Sep 2018
    Re: Sim in bkk airport - connection flight
    There was one offering them by the baggage carousels then once outside those doors there were a ton.
    Bangkok
    Thailand
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    FamilyOfFour911 posted a reply
    Sep 2018
    Re: Comparing Lamai and Chaweng
    Can't comment on Lamai because we didn't spend any time on it, only driving by. However we did stay on the southern end of Chaweng and had conversations with m...
    Lamai Beach
    Thailand
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